Sunday, February 21, 2016

Progressivism Multiple Choice Questions

1) Progressives were rather impulsive in their reforms, mostly due to the fact that they did not always agree on the form on intervention that they should take. Each of these choices would be reasons for their reforms except:

         a)      The fear of concentrated power, the need to balance out wealth distribution, and limit authority.
         b)      The belief that the codependency of a singular person was determined by the welfare of the society as a whole.
         c)      The principles of natural and social sciences were not applicable to society.
         d)     The uncontrolled growth of 19th century.
         e)      Women, children, industrial workers and immigrants were victims of industrialization.

2) All of these women are examples of the new woman, except:
          a)      The single, middle-class woman who never married
          b)      “Boston Marriage” women who lived and maintained long-term relationships with other women.
          c)      Women who initiated their own divorce.
          d)     A “stay at home” mother.
          e)      Highly educated women that were active participants in reformations.

3) The author notes that “Party Attacks” were prominent even in the late 19th century, in what way did they continue to attack parties in the early 20th century?
          a)      A discontinuation of the “secret” ballots
          b)      Urban middle-class progressives and powerful aristocratic families remained outside of “vulgar” politics.
          c)      They wrote of their good deeds in influential newspapers.
          d)     Breaking “Party Rule” by permitting people to circumvent partisan institutions with a decrease in their power.

          e)      Break “Party Rule” by giving power to nonelective officials who were also nonpartisan and were insulated from political life.

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